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Webster 1913 Edition


Lorry

{

Lor′rie

,

Lor′ry

}
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Lorries
(#)
.
[Prob. from
lurry
to pull or lug.]
1.
A small cart or wagon moving on rails, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Definition 2024


lorry

lorry

English

A lorry (motor vehicle).

Alternative forms

Noun

lorry (plural lorries)

  1. (Britain) A motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.
  2. (obsolete) A large low horse-drawn wagon.
  3. (dated) A small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  4. (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Synonyms

  • (motor vehicle for goods transport): rig, tractor trailer, truck (US), hauler

Translations

Descendants

Verb

lorry (third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried)

  1. (transitive) To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.